Joogling
It seems that the top site on Google that comes in when doing a search for "jew" is an antisemitic site. So there's an effort amongst the blogosphere to do a Googlebomb and fix this. I've never participated in a Googlebomb before, but I'm Googlebombing for Jews now. Yes, every time I type the word Jew, I'll be linking to the Wikipedia entry on Jew. If enough Jews and non-Jews do this, eventually the Wikipedia entry of Jew will top the Google list on a search for Jew. So I urge you all, whether you are a Jew or not a Jew, to link to the Wikipedia entry on Jew whenever you type the the word Jew in a post.
And speaking of Jews, you may or may not know Passover starts tomorrow. What better time to let my people go by freeing the word Jew from a hideous first result on a Google search for Jew?
And a big shout out to Michele for mentioning me, a Jew, in her Adam Sandleresque Joogling song about Jewish bloggers.
Oh and one more thing. Jew.
UPDATE: Apparently this has proven to be a successful strategy, at least in Germany. The top website in a German Google search for "jew" is Wikipedia. It's still only #3 in an American Google search for "jew", though.
Comments
Everytime I google something, I always get, well shall we say "NeoCon'ish" Ultra Right Winger sites in response.
Has Google been taken over by aliens or Karl Rove...well...they could be one and the same.
Posted by: jillian | April 4, 2004 02:46 PM
I'm not Jewish but I am a card carrying member of the Militant Rabbis for a World Football League.
Posted by: Rick DeMent | April 9, 2004 11:04 AM
An update: Wikipedia is now #1, the anti-Semitic site is #2, and Google has posted an apology of sorts for the offensive results. We should now seek to move another couple of sites higher so that the anti-Semitic site appears below the fold so to speak (i.e., you won't see it unless you scroll down past the first three results).
Posted by: The Updater | April 18, 2004 11:00 AM